Drinking-fount for live stock.



H. B. TALLEY. DRINKING FOUNT FOR LIVE STOCK.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 3, 1907. 901,048, Patented 001;. 13, -1 908.

HARRY B. TALLEY, or EAEMLAND, INDIANA.

DRINKIN G-FQN T FOR LIVE STOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

Application filed `October 3, 1907. Serial No. 395,766.

v citizen of the United States, residing at Farmland, in the county ofRandolph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Drinking- Founts for Live Stock, of which the followingis a specification. n

This invention relates to a drinking-fount for watering live stock,which is provided with a plurality of pipes arranged within the watersupply-tank to permit the water to automatical y flow from thesupply-tank into the drinking-trough and be discontinued when the waterhas risen to a certain point within the trough. A

The object of the invention is to provide a drinking-forint wherein thewater outlet port, leading from the sup4 ly-tank tothe drinking-trough,is controllp which is automatically actuated by certain means locatedexteriorly of said tank.V

A further object consists in a drinkingfount whereby the water supplyleading into the drinking-trough is automatically cut 0H when it isdesired to fill the supply-tank.

A further object consists in a drinkingfount wherein detachable plugs ofany character, which are commonly employed in other founts to close thevent and water outlet ports during the time the supply-tank is beingfilled, are dispensed with; the water being held within the supply-tankby controlling the outlet port when opening the casing that protects thefount to admit of the supply-tank being filled.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof-Figure 1is a top or plan view of my improved drinking-fount, showing the coveromitted of the outer protective casing. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe drinking-fount, except that a portion of the front wall of thedrinking-trough is broken away to show the valve in the water outletfront side of the rotective casing omitted. Fig. 3 is a centraFverticalsectional view of the drinking-fount. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detailview in elevation of an upper portion of the water supply-tank showingthe raised position of the lever for actuating the valve in the outletwater port of said tank. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, except thatthe lever is shown in its depressed position, and means for depressingit.

In the drawings, v1 .designates the cylined by a valve port; and thisview also having theV drically formed water tank of my drinkingfount,which'is preferably formed of sheet metal. This tank is provided with abottom 2 to seal its lower end, and its other end is vsealed'by means ofthe top 3. As shown in the drawings, the top 3 is let in from the upperedge `of the tank in order to form a receptacle or pan 4 into which thewater is poured in iilling the supply-tank 1. `Mounted centrally withinthe water supply-tank 1, and attachedto the top 3is a verticallyextending hollow tube 6. This tube communicates with the .pan 4 andextends downwardly until its' lower end almost touches the'bottom 2 ofthe tank. As the water is poured into the pan 4it passes by gravity downthrough the vertical tube 6 and is discharged at the bottom of thetank 1. This operation is continued until the water is raised within thetank almost up to the top 3. The tank 1 is rovided at its lower frontedge with a troug `10, and communication is established between thetrough and the supply-tank by means of the valve 11 which is providedwith a vertically extending conically shaped aperture to receive acorrespondingly shaped valve-key 12, and the conically shaped apertureis tapped by means of a horizontally extending aperture 15 thatcommunicates with the interior of the tank. The valve-key 12 is raisedand lowered, so as to permit the water to pass from the tank 1 throughthe aperture 15 and be discharged in the drinking-trough 10, by means ofa vertically extending connecting rod 16. This rod extends along theexterior surface ofthe tank 1 and engages a lever 18, pivotally mountedon said tank. When the end of the lever 18,

opposite that to which the connecting rod 16 is attached, is lowered,the valve-key 12 is raised. After that tank 1 has once been iilled withwater the valve-key 12 is raised into its uppermost position and somaintained. I actuate this lever 18 in an automatic manner, so as tomake the drinkingfount attractive and simple as possible, by permittingthe lid 20, of the protective casing 19 with which the drinking-fount isrovided, to come into contact therewith. T e protective casing 19consists, referably, of a rectangularly formed woo en box into which thedrinking-fount is laced. This box is somewhat larger than the tank 1 andthus an `air space is formed around the latter to provide an insulation,thus keeping the tank `from being exposed to the direct action of thesuns rays and thereby preventing an artil arrangement 'for establishingand discontinuiicial pressure from gathering within the tank to beexerted upon the water by the heat that would thus be generated. Thecasing 19 is provided with the top 20, heretofore mentioned, a part ofwhich is hingedly mounted so it can be raised to admit of the waterbeing poured into the pan 4. When the top is lowered it prevents theentrance of dust and dirt, and actuates, as before pointed out, thelever 18, the rod 16 and the valve-key 12, thus permitting the water toflow from the supplytank into the drinking-trough 10. The su pply-tank 1is also provided with the vertically extending vent pipe 30 whichcommunicates with the drinking-trough 1() immediately above the valve 11and extends upwardly within said tank and terminates near the top 3.This pipe prevents a vacuum being created within the supply-tank tointer- -lfere with the action of the water as it flows Jfrom the tankinto the drinking-trough 10. As soon as the water within thedrinkingtrough rises above the mouth of the vent pipe 30, thus cuttingoff the inward movement of the air which fills the space created by theremoval of the water, the outward ilow of the Water through the valve 11is discontinued. Vhen the water within the drinking-trough has beenlowered suificiently to expose the mouth of the pipe 30 the water willagain start to flow from the tank into the trough until the Water riseswithin the latter to again submerge the mouth 30 of the pipe when theflow of water will cease.

My invention embodies a simple automatic ing the llow of water, and lemploy no detachable plugs, which are liable to be mislaid, to seal orcork the vent and the 'illing holes, as is the case withlrinkiiig-tounts o1'V other manufacturers.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what 1 desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

A drinking-leunt comprising a supplytank provided with an outllow openincommunicating with the drinking-tw)ugh, a., hollow 'lilling tubecommunicating with the upper exterior portion elf' said tank andextending downwardly within and terminating near the bottom of saidtank, a drinking-tnmgh arranged near the lower exterior portion ol saidtank, a vent-pipe connnunicatii1g with. said drinking-trough. ande,\;tending upwardly within and terminating near the lop of said tank, avalve to close the outllow opening between the tank and drinkingtrough,a lever uivotally secured to the u pper exterior surface of said tank, arod connecting thevvalve and lever lrogether, a easing for said tank,and a cover for said casing adapted to actuate the lever and valve whenlowered to seal the top of said casing.

1n witness whereof, l, have hereunto set my hand and seal atIndianapolis, indiana, this, 30th day of September, fr. D. one. thonsandnine hundred and seven.

HARRY B. '.lhtlil'ilj'. [n s] Witnesses:

F. W. VonnNnn, L. B. Wonmvnn.

